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HISTORIC sites
Museum Village
Unique living-history museum with costumed interpreters demonstrating crafts in a 19th-century village. Complete mastodon skeleton and a large collection of artifacts on display.
1010 Route 17M, Monroe 845-782-8247; museumvillage.org
New York State Museum
The oldest and largest state museum in the U.S. Explore the foundations of the Empire State with lifelike exhibits and a fully restored carousel.
222 Madison Avenue, Albany 518-474-5877; nysm.nysed.gov
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Antique airplanes from WWI, the barnstorming era and the earliest days of aviation. Thrilling air shows. Biplane rides available.
9 Norton Road, Rhinebeck 845-752-3200; oldrhinebeck.org
Putnam History Museum
Located near the West Point Foundry Preserve, the Putnam History Museum seeks to preserve the history of Putnam and the Hudson Highlands.
63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring; putnamhistorymuseum.com
Rensselaer County
Historical Society
Located in 19th-century townhouses and a carriage house situated in the picturesque downtown Second Street Historic District. Walking tours, hidden history tours and the Annual Greens Show.
57 Second Street, Troy
518-272-7232; rchsonline.org
Southeast Museum
Established in 1963, the museum includes exhibits on the early American Circus, Harlem Line Railroad, Borden Milk Condensery exhibits and more.
67 Main Street, Brewster 845-279-7500; southeastmuseum.org
USS Slater DE-766
A destroyer escort (DE) built in 1943. Tours are guided by DE veterans and include the crew’s quarters, galley and antisubmarine weapons.
Broadway and Quay Street, Albany 518-431-1943; ussslater.org
Zadock Pratt Museum
The museum commemorates the accomplishments of Zadock Pratt, Jr. Pratt’s congressional efforts include the formation of the Washington Monument, Transcontinental Railroad and Smithsonian Institution.
14540 Main Street, Prattsville 518-299-3395; greatnortherncatskills. com/arts-culture/zadock-pratt- museum
GREAT ESTATES
A.J. Snyder Estate
Listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. Tour the Widow Jane Mine, museum and carriage collection. Special events. 668 Route 213, Rosendale 845-658-9900; centuryhouse.org
Boscobel
A stunning example of Federal-style architecture with unbelievable views over Constitution Marsh. Tour the house, explore the grounds and more.
1601 Route 9D, Garrison 845-265-3638; boscobel.org
Clermont State Historic Site
House and garden tours of Clermont, home to seven generations of the Livingston family.
87 Clermont Avenue, Germantown
Cornish Estate
Take the Cornish Estate Trail Loop to explore the ruins of Northgate, the early 20th-century estate of Edward Joel Cornish.
Little Stony Point Parking Area, Cold Spring; alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/ cornish-trail-to-breakneck-brook
Crawford House
1830 neo-classical mansion of Captain David Crawford featuring Palladian windows and 40’ Ionic bearing columns. Hudson River views. Hudson River School paintings and steamboat models on display.
189 Montgomery Street, Newburgh 845-561-2585; newburghhistoricalsociety.com
Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate
Landmark six-story stone house that was home to four generations of Rockefellers. Expansive terraced gardens contain
a famed collection of 20th-century sculpture.
381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 914-631-8200; hudsonvalley.org
Locust Grove Estate
Historic country estate with 40-room Italianate villa and carriage house. 200 acres of gardens and carriage roads. Visitor center with exhibit galleries.
2683 South Road/Route 9, Poughkeepsie 845-454-4500; lgny.org
Locust Lawn
Tour the Josiah Hasbrouck House, a Federal-style mansion, and the Evert Terwilliger House, a 1738 Dutch-style stone house. National Register of Historic Places. 400 Route 32 South, New Paltz 845-454-4500, ext. 211; lgny.org
Lyndhurst
Overlooking the Hudson, America’s finest Gothic Revival mansion is adorned with original collections of paintings, furniture and decorative arts. Named one of USA Today’s “10 Best Historic Home Tours.” 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown 914-631-4481; lyndhurst.org
Olana State Historic Site
Tour the home and landscape of Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church, the preeminent American artist of the mid-19th century.
5720 Route 9G, Hudson 518-828-0135; olana.org
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Gilded Age country home of Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills; themed tours of Beaux-Arts mansion on 192 acres.
75 Mills Mansion Drive, Road #1 (off Old Post Road), Staatsburg
845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov/historic- sites/25/details.aspx
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